Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update History
Update Details:
Click the version number below for information about older software updates for Mario Kart 8. Each update also includes all previous updates.
- Ver. 1.3.0 [Released 19/10/17]
- Ver. 1.2.1 [Released 10/08/17]
- Ver. 1.2.0 [Released 29/06/17]
- Ver. 1.1.0 [Released 18/05/17]
Version 1.3.0
- Video capture compatibility added. Hold the Capture Button to capture up to 30 seconds of the previous footage.
- The system must be updated to version 4.0.0 or higher to use this feature.
- Now more difficult to float down using the glider when Smart Steering is ON.
- Spiny Shells no longer hit the second place player when the first place player hasn’t yet crossed the finish line.
- Extended the invulnerability period after spinning out or crashing.
- Changes made to online play prior to version 1.2.1 now apply to wireless play and LAN play as well:
- When further back in a race, will receive better items to help catch up to other players.
- No more than one Piranha Plant will appear at a time.
- Updating to version 1.3.0 will prevent users from using wireless play or LAN play with users who have version 1.2.1 or lower.
Version 1.2.1
- Corrected an issue that prolonged the time to return to the lobby after races near the start and end times of online tournaments.
Version 1.2.0
- Players can use Pikmin-themed amiibo to unlock a Pikmin Suit for the Mii driver.
- Race rules and course name are now displayed on loading screens for online and wireless play, as well as Mario Kart TV.
- Players who are behind in online matches will receive items geared toward catching up more frequently.
- In online matches, no more than two Piranha Plants will be granted as items at the same time.
- Controls are no longer unresponsive when the timer runs out when choosing a Mii racing suit for online matches.
- When a player uses an item right after the Super Horn in online matches, that item will now remain available for other players.
- Item wheel no longer spins continuously in online matches.
- Online matches now end as intended 30 seconds after the first place racer finishes.
- The boomerang now returns to the first slot, if possible, after a player catches it.
- Items shown in a player’s item slots now display correctly when holding an item behind them.
- No longer possible to use an item after it has been used to block an attack.
- Communication errors no longer occur frequently while spectating or after spectating online matches.
Version 1.1.0
- Opponents’ names are displayed in the rear view mirror view in online matches.
- Invincibility period after a spin-out or crash is longer in online matches.
- Up to two players can spectate a friend group while they wait to join.
- “Global” and “Regional” modes add players to Mirror and 200cc matches less often.
- Can now properly create a friend lobby when you have 100 or more friends.
- Inkling Girl’s animation has been adjusted.
- Starting positions in online races now properly reflect the order in which players join.
- Driver Mii characters now properly showing facial expressions.
- Tournament clock now properly reflects real-world time.